David Hornsby Quotes
I've always drawn, for example, and I did consider when I was younger, it was either do I become an actor or do I become an animator cartoonist at that point. Do I work at Disneyworld or something and do animated cells or something?
Quotes to Explore
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I loved every place I lived and traveled. London, Paris, Rome, Venice. I fell hard for Central America and Mexico. In each country, I had fantasies that I could live there.
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Bigotry tries to keep truth safe in its hand with a grip that kills it.
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My mother had a premonition and she felt that hairdressing would be very very good for me.
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At every turn, small businesses should be encouraged to compete. When they do, we all win.
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Language is the most extraordinary invention in the history of humanity, the one which came before everything and which makes it possible to share everything.
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The show I'm obsessed with watching is 'Say Yes to the Dress!' Because I love the whole makeover idea, and I'm a sap for love, of course.
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I have earned wages as a waitress, a nanny, a librarian, a personnel officer, an agricultural laborer, an advertising secretary, a typesetter, a proofreader, a mental-health-care provider, a substitute teacher, and a book reviewer. In and around the edges of all those jobs I have written poems, stories, and books, books, books.
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The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.
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Acting is doing. It's not speaking; it's behavior. It's something happening, even if you're only listening.
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At least for me, any time I've been in hotbeds of creativity, I got excited about something that wasn't coming from me.
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Oh, I am an angel, though sometimes I wish I was more of a devil.
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I don't try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.
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I've never worn fur, either. I'm a naturally squeamish person, and fur smells like dead animal to me.
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There is no one true church.
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The whole idea is whatever you do, have fun with it; try to make sure that it's quality and something you don't mind putting your name on.
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My work always presents problems in our society. Those problems may be anything from injustice to freedom, and everything related to humanity.
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There's nothing wrong with being fired.
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Every child deserves to grow up knowing their potential and feeling confident that they won't fall at the first hurdle - that they cope with life's setbacks.
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The balancing act of motherhood and a career, and being a wife, is something that I don't think I'll ever perfect, but I love the challenge of it.
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I cling to the idea that Herman Melville had to work at the end of his career watching ships in a dock, as a shipping agent in New York. Any writer who thinks they should be given patronage because of their gift... you don't have to look too far in history to see that's just not the case.
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I want people to say, 'She is really sweet and kind.' Anyone can work hard enough and be 'pretty.' Not many people are nice nowadays.
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It would be sad if my best work had been 20 years ago and now I only had memories.
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I've always drawn, for example, and I did consider when I was younger, it was either do I become an actor or do I become an animator cartoonist at that point. Do I work at Disneyworld or something and do animated cells or something?
